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Yaqoob, Wafa
WCM🇧🇭FIDE 11205857· Female· Bahrain· Born in 1989
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Wafa Yaqoob, a 37-year-old Woman Candidate Master, is rated 1543 — her current career high. She has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 13 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 12th ACA Classical Chess Tournament, Bahrain Chess Championship 2025, and 1st FUJAIRAH Global Chess Championships-Youth-Open. She reached #15 nationally in Feb 2023.
Awarded WCM in 2024 (age 35).
Current rating
1543
Standard
Rpd1439·Blz1439
All-time high
1543
at best
Jun 2026 · age 37
Jun 2026 · age 37
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#169,014
#169,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 1543
at age 37
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 36
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 36
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 35
Dec 2024
WCM title awardedWCM
at age 35
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+405 Elo)
1058 → 1463
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1529 → 1543
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
14/ 3046.7%
13W2D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #6 | 1975 | +21.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #39 | 1916 | -11.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #134 | 1719 | +5.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/3 | #200 | 2403 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Bahrain
#49
out of 103 players
Asia-Pacific
#31,006
in continent
World
#168,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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